TALLTALE

Tall tale

A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual. Some such stories are exaggerations of actual events, for example fish stories such as, "That fish was so big, why I tell ya', it nearly sank the boat when I pulled it in!" Other tall tales are completely fictional tales set in a familiar setting, such as the European countryside, the American frontier, the Canadian Northwest, or the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

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Tall Tale

Tall Tale, also known as Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill is a 1995 American western adventure fantasy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. It stars Patrick Swayze, Nick Stahl, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Stephen Lang, Scott Glenn, Catherine O'Hara, and Jared Harris.

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tall tale

Noun

  1. A greatly exaggerated, fantastic story.
    He returned on Monday with a tall tale about a 100-pound fish he had caught.


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